Chapters

Chapters offer one of the most immediate, easy and cost-effective opportunities to exchange information with colleagues and to keep up to date on the latest public works technologies and management trends. Organized within nine regions, APWA's 63 chapters are located throughout North America and serve virtually every metropolitan area, state, province and region on the continent.

The same educational, networking and public service activities as the national organization, but closer to home so you can easily take advantage of them!

Use the Chapter Websites page to find out what an APWA or CPWA chapter is doing in your area. While the number of meetings in a calendar year differs from chapter to chapter, each holds at least one annual meeting for its membership.

Canadian Chapters

The Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) was founded in 1986 to enhance the services of the American Public Works Association to the Canadian public works community and to improve the quality of public works products and services to Canadian citizens. All members of a CPWA chapter are members of APWA.

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APWA membership automatically includes one year of membership in your local APWA or CPWA chapter. Chapter assignment is determined by the member's mailing address. However it is possible to make a special request to be assigned to a chapter other than that which corresponds with the member's mailing address, call 800-848-APWA for more information. All APWA chapters are part of the national association, therefore it is not possible to attain membership at the chapter level only. Visit the Chapter Websites page for more information about chapters near you.

In addition to the primary chapter assignment, any member may also opt to receive newsletters and information about upcoming activities in other nearby APWA chapters. There is no extra fee for using this "info-sharing chapter" option. To utilize this option, sign in to the www.apwa.net website, then click on MyAPWA Home on the main menu. Towards the right side of your "My Account" tab you'll see the Info-sharing Chapters field; clicking the pencil icon above that gives you the opportunity to make changes. You can also call the APWA national office at 800-848-APWA, or email memberservices@apwa.net.

Some chapters cover large jurisdictions and have formed branches to bring educational and networking opportunities to an even more specific geographic area. These branches operate under the oversight of the local chapter. Some branches have established branch dues to help support the programs they are offering in their specific geographic area, but branch membership is optional, so branch dues (if applicable) are not included with the national-chapter membership invoice. All APWA chapters and branches are part of the national association; it is not possible to hold membership at the branch level only. To find out if your chapter has branches you can visit the Branches page. If you find an applicable Branch, use the Chapter Websites link to go to the webpage for that particular Chapter/Branch.